Foe (Unabridged)
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3.8 • 39 Ratings
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- $9.99
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- $9.99
Publisher Description
*Now a major motion picture starring Saoirse Ronan and Paul Mescal*
A taut, psychological thriller from Iain Reid, “one of the most talented purveyors of weird, dark narratives in contemporary fiction” (Los Angeles Review of Books).
Severe climate change has ravaged the country, leaving behind a charred wasteland. Junior and Henrietta live a comfortable if solitary life on one of the last remaining farms. Their private existence is disturbed the day a stranger comes to the door with alarming news.
Junior has been randomly selected to travel far away from the farm, but the most unusual part is that arrangements have already been made so that when he leaves, Henrietta won’t have a chance to miss him. She won’t be left alone—not even for a moment. Henrietta will have company. Familiar company.
Told in Iain Reid’s sparse, biting style, Foe is a “mind-bending and genre-defying work of genius” (Liz Nugent, author of Unraveling Oliver) that will stay with you long after you turn the final page.
APPLE BOOKS REVIEW
This chilling science fiction thriller reminds us that the distance between people can take all kinds of forms. Junior and Henrietta are a married couple living on a remote farm. When a stranger named Terrance arrives to announce that Junior’s been selected to spend two years on a space station—and that Henrietta will be given an android replica of her husband to live with during that period—things get tricky and quite ominous. Iain Reid’s brilliantly sparse prose makes us feel the isolation that’s enveloping the couple both physically and emotionally. He adds just enough out-there science fiction elements to turn this tense psychological drama into something that’s spooky on a whole new level. Jacques Roy’s precise narration matches Reid’s minimalism, making every syllable count. Hang on, because the brain-bending plot twists will come hard and fast.
